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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Black forest cake

Germany.
Traditional German cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) made of several layers of cocoa sponge cake, flavored with kirsch, filled with cherries in syrup and whipped cream, all covered with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cardoon with meat

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Cheeses

Moody blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops with lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Roquefortins

Toast with Roquefort cheese mixed with walnuts and raisins.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Cheese pie

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette with herbs

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.

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Sauces

Chasseur sauce

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Madeleines

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Main courses

Chicken tajine with apricot

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Robiola 3 latti

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont. Langhe.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's, goat’s and cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Beef

Rump steak with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Cured Meats

Cochonnailles à la lyonnaise

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

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